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  1. SMAC Servo Program

    By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos

    Whoa! You guys want to see some cryptic programming code you gotta check this out. This servo program includes a small homing routine then upon PLC "GO" signal servo "soft landed" on the part using feedback from current in ser

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  2. Motion Control Handbook

    By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos

    PDF Booklet written by Dr. Stephen J. O'Neil that explains some of the design concepts of using motion control and how motion control really works. The PDF booklet is about 78 pages long. Enjoy!

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  3. Quick Silver Servo Motor Example

    By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos

    This is a sample Quick Silver servo program. Its function was to turn five times 360 degrees waiting on feedback from a torque analog device. If the torque measurement was greater than 0.5 in-oz then the servo was instructed to return in the opposite di

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  4. IAI New IX Scara Pick and Place

    By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos

    This is a sample program from one of the new IX Scara robots from IAI. This program picked parts from three locations and loaded parts in a pattern. There are 10 Multi-Task programs in this example. All the programs ran at the same time and shared Global

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  5. IAI IX Scara Firmware Upgrade

    By Chris Elston in Robots and Servos

    With everything you try new sometimes you find stuff that doesn't always work the way it should out of the box. I kept getting a Speed Loop Error which IAI said that it was because I had more than 3 multi programs running at once. (I have 10 multi-

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  6. GE Every 8th Bit

    By Chris Elston in Manuals, Tutorials

    This is just a reference sheet that shows where every 8th bit starts if you are working with word values in a GE PLC. How many times did you need to start a word and couldn't remember where to start your word value? Hopefully you can use this as ref

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  7. Allen Bradley SLC500 CSV DataBase Import Sheet

    By Chris Elston in Manuals, Tutorials

    How to use this file: Open up excel and change your symbols and description as you like to the corresponding addresses in the PLC. You can even add BIT or N registers if you want just add the address and follow the format provided. When finished in excel

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  8. Control Panel Power 1.5

    By Chris Elston in Free Utilities

    Use the spread sheet to figure your 24VDC 120VAC or 460VAC amp requirements for your control panel. This spread sheet is designed to start out figuring 24VDC requirements then working to 120VAC requirements also figuring KVA size needed for your tran

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  9. Air CFM Spreadsheet and Air Costing

    By Chris Elston in Free Utilities

    For those of you Controls Engineers that also need to spec out air usage and if your air cylcinder is big enough to make that 2 second cycle time. This Excel Spreadsheet might help you. It also helps you figure valve size CFM and general air costing. You

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  10. Allen Bradley SLC500 DDE Link to Excel Logger 1.4

    By Chris Elston in HMI Sample Code

    This is an example of a spreadsheet using DDE to get data from a SLC500. We used RS LINX Single Node and a computer to read data from a SLC500. The spread sheet has alot of extra Visual Basic Scripting to handled file name & renaming. For example w

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  11. For Fun: Golf Team Generator

    By Chris Elston in Free Utilities

    For fun: Golf nut here at work wanted an easy way to mix golf teams up for his outting. He wanted it customized for each year. Some years they golfed three days other years they might golf six days. The logic has a small bug when you try and setup a sma

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  12. HK Systems - Return on Investment and Project Justification Worksheet

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    For a Copy of the Justification Spreadsheet
    visit our Web Site at www.hksytems.com download page or call 1-800-424-7365
    INTRODUCTION
    This worksheet is a tool to help you to define your rationale for conducting a project. There are 4 gene

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  13. Allen Bradley using DDE with Microsoft Access Database

    By Chris Elston in HMI Sample Code

    Example how to use Microsoft Access to log information from your Allen Bradley PLC through a DDE link and RS Linx.
    You'll need to copy the two .mdb's to C:\Dbase\RSchmidt and fiddle with the setup table. If you want to see this

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  14. Which is it? NPN or PNP?

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    One of the most often misunderstood notions in control engineering is the concept of the Sinking and Sourcing relationship between I/O devices. This document is meant to give a solid understanding of these concepts and clear up the definition issues of

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  15. Hardware Book Offline 7-6-2001

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    The people over at www.hardwarebook.net are kind enough to offer their entire reference in a zipped HTML format so that you can browse the Hardware Book on your laptop or on the road if you are in the field and can not get online. You'll need a norma

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  16. Convert 4.10

    By Chris Elston in Free Utilities

    One of the best conversion programs I have ever used. This program will convert just about anything.

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  17. AutoCad 2000 JIC Electrical Symbols Menu Add-On FREE Version 1.0

    By Chris Elston in Free Utilities

    Download the ZIP file and read the document called "SETUP.DOC". Follow the instructions to add the JIC Electrical Symbols Menu to your existing AutoCad 2000 menus. This add-on does not affect or alter any of your existing menus. You'll be a

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  18. Free Ebook- about manufacturing cost 2.00

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    Free Ebook - Primarily explorers manufacturing cost metrics in an exhaustive effort to create awareness of the greatest cost savings opportunities in facilities today. EXE format cover graphic included

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  19. Doctor TCP: Tweak your high speed

    By Chris Elston in Free Utilities

    Doctor TCP tweaks your MTU settings on your PC so you can program those PLC's faster through the internet / ethernet. Allow helps your surfing and downloading for those of you who have cable modems and DSL connections!

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  20. Terry Woods NPN - PNP Explaination

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    Very good explaination by Terry Woods. Very graphical very good!

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  21. NEC 2002 - Explaination of Changes

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    Awesome Power Point by Jerry Feagans
    New Articles:
    Article 80 Administration and Enforcement
    Article 285 Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
    Article 404 Switches
    Article 406 Receptacles Cord Connectors and Attachment Plugs (Caps)

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  22. PLC-Analyzer Pro 4

    By Chris Elston in Other PLC Demo Software

    DEMO PLC-ANALYZER pro 4 is a software system for logic analysis and acquisition of recorded data on PLC-controlled facilities. Acquisition representation and evaluation of PLC signals such as inputs outputs flags data words etc. is now very easy.

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  23. Automated Manufacturing Systems: PLCs Version 5.1

    By Chris Elston in Hugh Jack, Ph.D., PLC Books

    Updated Version 5.1 released April 21, 2008
    Version 6.0 can be read online here: http://sites.google.com/site/automatedmanufacturingsystems/

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  24. Integration and Automation of Manufacturing Systems

    By Chris Elston in Hugh Jack, Ph.D., PLC Books

    Please Read the Copyright notice BEFORE you download: CLICK HERE TO READ COPYRIGHT

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  25. Misc Electrical Blocks

    By Chris Elston in Tutorials and Guides

    Misc Electrical Blocks in AutoCad format.
    File contains labels legends and other drawings you would need to make an electrical drawing set.

    2432 downloads

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